Marine Drive Levee Check-up Coming Soon

In the next few months Levee Ready Columbia is scheduled to begin investigating the levee on which Marine Drive sits. These investigations are required to certify that the levees reduce the risk of flooding and to ensure that our region continues to receive the benefits of participation in federal programs like the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rehabilitation and Inspection Program.

Levee Ready Columbia is a partnership of over 20 organizations committed to a collaborative approach to floodplain management and modernizing the 27-mile levee system along the Columbia River in urban Multnomah County. We will make the most of opportunities to reduce the risk of flooding for an area critical to the region’s future while working to improve the environment and recreational value of the managed floodplain.